Illustrating the friendly association between Martin Plessner and The Wiener Library, especially Alfred Wiener, the correspondence deals with various issues. Fields of discussion are: the work of common acquaintances in Israel (mostly German immigrants); the activities of certain remembrance institutions like Yad Vashem and the Ghetto Fighter Kibbutz; and Plessner’s own scholarly work. The latter includes the attendance at conferences in Europe, the contribution of an article for a publication in Germany, and a dismissive review of Eva Reichmann’s study on Antisemitism. Beside few letters to third persons the correspondence contains two transcripts of articles written by Plessner.
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Prof. Dr. Martin (Meir) Plessner (1900-1973) was an Israeli orientalist of German descent. After teaching at several universities he emigrated to Palestine in 1933. See Walk, J., <a href"http://wiener.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/RecordView/Index/1957">Kurzbiographien zur Geschichte der Juden 1918-1945, Munich et. al., K. G. Saur, 1988, p. 299.
Correspondence with Plessner, Martin
47 letters